tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65930879386272336822017-12-31T06:38:41.962-08:00CONNECT TO MY ANGELSpaddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.comBlogger462125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-88562693848680504652017-05-04T15:47:00.001-07:002017-05-04T15:47:58.737-07:00https://amp-breakingnews-ie.cdn.ampproject.org/v/amp.breakingnews.ie/ireland/head-of-internal-garda-audit-describes-circling-the-wagons-culture-788329.html?amp_js_v=9<a href="https://amp-breakingnews-ie.cdn.ampproject.org/v/amp.breakingnews.ie/ireland/head-of-internal-garda-audit-describes-circling-the-wagons-culture-788329.html?amp_js_v=9#.WQuvUUtgAfY.blogger">https://amp-breakingnews-ie.cdn.ampproject.org/v/amp.breakingnews.ie/ireland/head-of-internal-garda-audit-describes-circling-the-wagons-culture-788329.html?amp_js_v=9</a>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-46613268288993624862017-04-04T16:15:00.001-07:002017-04-04T16:15:22.783-07:00https://amp-irishexaminer-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/amp.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/latest-commission-to-examine-ways-of-reforming-scandal-hit-gardai-783385.html?amp_js_v=9<a href="https://amp-irishexaminer-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/amp.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/latest-commission-to-examine-ways-of-reforming-scandal-hit-gardai-783385.html?amp_js_v=9#.WOQo_CH7Olo.blogger">https://amp-irishexaminer-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/amp.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/latest-commission-to-examine-ways-of-reforming-scandal-hit-gardai-783385.html?amp_js_v=9</a>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-87406695687703747532017-03-24T14:20:00.001-07:002017-03-24T14:20:44.408-07:00ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Interference with Prosecutions « Human Rights in Ireland<a href="http://paddoconnell.blogspot.ie/2010/03/interference-with-prosecutions-human.html?m=0#undefined.gbpl.uxfs.ejhh.uvms.efvt.cmfs">ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Interference with Prosecutions « Human Rights in Ireland</a>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-46365843759797854582017-03-09T10:27:00.001-08:002017-03-09T10:27:32.389-08:00http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php<a href="http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php#.WMGefIn9P3s.blogger">http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php</a>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-20678816450946618812017-02-14T05:30:00.001-08:002017-02-14T05:30:47.891-08:00British Library EThOS: Examining the role of criminal networks in causing children to develop longer and more serious crime trajectories "Greentown" - a case study<a href="http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.677452">British Library EThOS: Examining the role of criminal networks in causing children to develop longer and more serious crime trajectories "Greentown" - a case study</a>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-14859389052539210122016-12-24T05:40:00.001-08:002016-12-24T05:40:16.517-08:00https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/missionary-criticizes-filipino-bishops-quiet-drug-war-death-toll-rises<a href="https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/missionary-criticizes-filipino-bishops-quiet-drug-war-death-toll-rises#.WF56mSluUCA.blogger">https://www.ncronline.org/news/world/missionary-criticizes-filipino-bishops-quiet-drug-war-death-toll-rises</a>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-89735152117379078802016-12-10T08:15:00.001-08:002016-12-10T08:15:19.599-08:00ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Portlaoise Prison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia<a href="http://paddoconnell.blogspot.ie/2014/08/portlaoise-prison-wikipedia-free.html?m=0#undefined.uxfs.ejhh.uvms.efvt.cmfs">ENCOURAGECHANGE.: Portlaoise Prison - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-82775819194494758252016-10-06T14:42:00.001-07:002016-10-06T14:42:37.017-07:00Sign Language Inequality In The Republic Of Ireland paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-11222387261208164152016-10-04T14:09:00.001-07:002016-10-04T14:09:54.493-07:00Another scandal - Garda whistleblowers<a href="http://www.irishexaminer.com/viewpoints/editorial/another-scandal--garda-whistleblowers-423983.html#.V_Qaj-38zWU.blogger">Another scandal - Garda whistleblowers</a>: AN Garda Síochana has been undermined by scandal after scandal, by report after report over recent decades yet it is difficult to see how any of these indices of institutionalised dysfunction have been used to change the culture that facilitated various abuses — other than the relentless warnings that morale among gardaí is at an all-time low.paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-69196171437927440222016-07-14T05:02:00.001-07:002016-07-14T05:02:28.759-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">DONT EXPECT ME TO LOOK AFTER THE PRIVILEGED FEW SAYS NEW PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY. WHILE LABOURS DEPUTY LEADER PREDICTED MRS MAYS ACTIONS WOULD NOT LIVE UP TO HER WORDS. "WE'VE TODAY HAD WARM WORDS FROM OUR NEW PRIME MINISTER ABOUT THE NEED TO STAND UP FOR MORE THAN A"PRIVILEGED FEW",HE SAID."THE SENTIMENTS ARE GOOD ONES,BUT JUST LIKE HER PREDECESSOR THE RHETORIC IS MUCH BETTER THAN REALITY?SO HERES OBSERVING THE ACTIONS WHICH ARE LOUDER THAN WORDS OF THE NEW PRIME MINISTER IN RELATION TO,DIVISIONS IN SOCIETY,SOCIAL JUSTICE,INJUSTICE,MENTAL HEALTH,SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN DISADVANTAGED AREAS,AND FINDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE FROM POOR "BACKGROUNDS"TO HELP WITH REAL CHANGE.THE BEST OF IRISH LUCK WITH THAT. </div>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-62562736559421659592015-08-26T12:19:00.001-07:002015-08-26T12:19:44.432-07:00Oconnellpadd13's Blog | Just another WordPress.com weblog<a href="https://oconnellpadd13.wordpress.com/">Oconnellpadd13's Blog | Just another WordPress.com weblog</a><br /><br />The slain garda and his son\’s long battle for the truth – Independent.ie<br /><br />Source: <a href="http://www.independent.ie/opinion/analysis/the-slain-garda-and-his-sons-long-battle-for-the-truth-25906574.html">The slain garda and his son\’s long battle for the truth – Independent.ie</a><br /><br />“We merely want the truth, the same kind of truth that the Irish government calls for from the British government and with the British government appears willing to examine. If only our leaders were capable of adhering to the same standards that they demand of others.”?paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-47377032962935413622015-06-22T05:33:00.001-07:002015-06-22T05:33:48.353-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">LETTERS IRISH DAILY MAIL 22/6/2015 SURELY THE LETTER OF THE YEAR MUST BE FROM DENIS DENNEHY DUBLIN? I READ IN SATURDAY'S IRISH DAILY MAIL OF THE FUNERAL OF A 36-YEAR-OLD MAN SHOT DEAD IN A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY,LEAVING BEHIND A WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN. NO MENTION OF IT IN THE DAIL,NO WORD FROM THE TAOISEACH ABOUT THIS,NO PUBLIC REQUESTS FROM HIM TO MEET THE DISTRESSED FAMILY,NO WORD FROM THE PRESIDENT,OR EX-PRESIDENTS,NO WORD ABOUT IT FROM THE BISHOPS. NO MINISTES ARRANGING TRANSPORT OR FUNERALS.NO WORD FROM ANY OF THE OPPOSITION POLITICIANS ABOUT IT.ITS A PECULIAR LITTLE COUNTRY WE LIVE IN. - See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot.ie/#sthash.sQ1uG7fX.dpuf</div>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-2130322833411690282015-05-25T07:00:00.001-07:002015-05-25T07:00:02.903-07:00PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: Well – you may be surprised to learn that every da...<a href="http://paddywantstoknow.blogspot.com/2015/03/well-you-may-be-surprised-to-learn-that.html?spref=bl">PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: Well – you may be surprised to learn that every da...</a>: Well – you may be surprised to learn that every day, Deaf people are subjected to situations in health, justice and education where some au...paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-59835475559586787322015-05-25T06:58:00.001-07:002015-05-25T06:58:19.874-07:00PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: Well – you may be surprised to learn that every da...<a href="http://paddywantstoknow.blogspot.com/2015/03/well-you-may-be-surprised-to-learn-that.html?spref=bl">PADDYWANTSTOKNOW?: Well – you may be surprised to learn that every da...</a>: Well – you may be surprised to learn that every day, Deaf people are subjected to situations in health, justice and education where some au...paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-22339494465921349992015-05-25T06:47:00.001-07:002015-05-25T06:47:25.772-07:00The midland babies: ‘I can’t let the feckers get away with it’<a href="http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/the-midland-babies-i-can-t-let-the-feckers-get-away-with-it-1.2205317#.VWMn01ddBY0.blogger">The midland babies: ‘I can’t let the feckers get away with it’ It is also the story of how five families, though struggling in their darkest hour, were obstructed in their search for the truth until, through determination and luck, they found they were not alone and gained strength in unity. </a>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-37386696420145666742015-05-16T10:03:00.001-07:002015-05-16T10:03:51.699-07:00Interview: Jocelyn Cockburn human right lawyer | Law | The Guardian<a href="http://www.theguardian.com/law/2013/jul/18/interview-jocelyn-cockburn-lawyer-stephen-lawrence">Interview: Jocelyn Cockburn human right lawyer | Law | The Guardian</a>"I think if you fight adversity in life, you are going to have developed strengths which other people, who have a slightly more charmed existence, don't have to develop."paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-21586201605711000732015-04-25T13:07:00.001-07:002015-04-25T13:07:50.162-07:00QandA May 25th - response to question on Ryan Commission Report<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9jHqndf9Kx4" width="459"></iframe>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-47702495027514125092015-03-27T17:04:00.001-07:002015-03-27T17:04:26.628-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Well – you may be surprised to learn that every day, Deaf people are subjected to situations in health, justice and education where some authorities who ought to be responsible for the provision of a qualified sign language interpreter fall short on either providing one, do not hire adequately trained professionals, or do not actually think there is a the need for a qualified interpreter. For a Deaf person, the outcome of this is the same as what Deaf people experienced…?</div>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-91654668445529590462015-02-23T13:26:00.001-08:002015-02-23T13:26:44.469-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h3 class="post-title entry-title" itemprop="name"><a href="http://encouragechange.blogspot.ie/2009_08_01_archive.html">"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: August 2009</a> </h3><div class="post-header"><div class="post-header-line-1"></div></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-35382532560095498" itemprop="description articleBody"><a href="http://encouragechange.blogspot.ie/2009_08_01_archive.html">"ENCOURAGECHANGE"paddoconnell8@gmail.com: August 2009</a>: ""How can kids from a disadvantaged background who spend years studying cope in irish society against a culture of 'legal corruption'that involves favours,vested interests,patronage,and personal relationships?""TAKE NOTE JOE DUFFY?</div>- See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot.ie/2012_11_01_.</div>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-68297599532869651272015-02-20T13:01:00.001-08:002015-02-20T13:01:52.012-08:00Can the left become a unified political force?<a href="http://www.herald.ie/opinion/can-the-left-become-a-unified-political-force-31006672.html">Can the left become a unified political force?To put it politely, if there is an Irish Tsipras then he or she is keeping themselves well hidden.</a>?paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-5916664759087021582015-02-14T11:09:00.001-08:002015-02-14T11:09:55.374-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h1 class="h2 mtn">A number of Gardai have committed suicide as a result of senior Garda bullying and it is not getting any better for Garda whistle blowers !!&nbsp;</h1></div>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-80398912880752630082015-01-23T12:50:00.001-08:002015-01-23T12:50:45.825-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Clare Daly has said she has received new information from Garda whistleblowers about alleged corruption in the force.<br /><span itemprop="articleBody"></span><br />Daly has said she has been in touch with two serving Gardaí who are facing internal pressure because of their allegations.</div>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-33037810813357078832014-12-16T12:35:00.002-08:002014-12-16T12:35:58.282-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 29.1428565979004px;">During the debate, Mr Wallace spoke about the events over the last year regarding the gardaí and how former&nbsp;Garda Commissioner Martin Callinan and the former Justice Minister Alan Shatter lost their positions. He also spoke about the role of the media in the Garda story.?</span></div>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-27093227600192109692014-12-15T12:11:00.002-08:002014-12-15T12:11:21.069-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Áras Attracta a symptom of malaise in Irish society, says dean Áras Attracta a symptom of malaise in Irish society, says dean,But, there was “no ‘them’ and ‘us’. There is only ‘us’, ” he said. There was “the universal human capacity for corruption, inhumanity and cruelty. All it takes is a particular set of circumstances. All it takes is a context of unaccountable power,” he said. “Whether it is the politician faking mobile phone bills, the clergy abusing children or the cruelty of the staff in Áras Attracta; we, as a society, need to rethink our relationship with power: how we do it and how we allow others to do it in our midst.” ?ITS THE WATCHERS WHO ALLOW IT? - See more at: http://paddoconnell.blogspot.ie?</div>paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6593087938627233682.post-56917017862721868482014-12-08T07:54:00.001-08:002014-12-08T07:54:20.301-08:00Whistleblower McCabe ‘lost six years of life’<a href="http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/whistleblower-mccabe-lost-six-years-of-life-301485.html#.VIXJkQfM8qs.blogger">Whistleblower McCabe &amp;lsquo;lost six years of life&amp;rsquo,;Alan Shatter told Taoiseach Enda Kenny in a confidential letter after he resigned as justice minister that he was "stymied" by Department of Justice officials at looking into whistleblower allegations against gardaí.</a>?paddoconnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16803407074367208270noreply@blogger.com0